COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONThis beer shares a name with Peter Bouclaert, a friend and fellow sour beer appreciator. This is our inflection of a beer he used to make. This red ale was aged in oak barrels with cherries 12 to 18 months.

Typical of Cascade sours and their cherry sours in particular, this is bracingly tart and not something Iíd take more than 1 or 2 oz of ever again. Fortunately it was served in a small pour so I didnít have to waste any. SSF 2012.

On tap at Cascade, pours a murky dark mahogany with basically no head. Nose smells very vinegary, with tart cherries, followed by oak - dominated by vinegar. Flavour is insanely vinegary, mouth-puckeringly so, with tart cherries further back. Complex, but way too vinegary. A nice slow sipper, but itís a bit difficult to drink.

At Cascade brewpub wih Taylor, Stephen, and Dina. Pours rose zero head. Aroma is medium to heavy acidity with some bandaide rubber, medical. Tangy dark fruits. Taste is acidic and bandaide rubber, blueberry pomogranate fruits. Itís one note and has some off flavor, but has some nice fruit notes too.

On tap at the brewpub - Pours deep reddish brown with a light reddish head. The aroma has lots of red wine, oakiness, cherries / red fruits, light spice and currants. It has a medium / full lush body with some semi-soft carbonation. The flavor starts off with rich cherries, barrel presence is big, vanilla, smooth oak, spiciness and peppers. The finish has lots of dark fruit, vinegar, berries and lactic acidity. Enjoyable.

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